In some ways Task-based Learning is among the easiest to do for teachers wanting to begin teaching in a more inquiry style of teaching. Before I continue rambling on, I would like you to watch the following video about how to change or create a problem found in a text book and make it a real life type of problem.
This is a small thing that we are asked to do. Take a problem from a book and give the problem to a student in a way that is engaging and enlightening all the while seemingly easy yet being difficult to solve. So Task-based learning is different from the other two methods mentioned in this wiki because it is a more a simple problem that can be addressed within one class session. The student of a lesser scale still goes through the planning process either by them or with a group but the task isn't a huge process with presentation elements involved although they could be.
The Task-based methods focus is on the application of a problem in the real world. The problems are not generally "ill-structured" like in Problem-based Learning and they do not have a defined "driving question" like that of Project-based Learning. The task is a problem that has been adapted to show a real-life scenario without giving the student and mathematical details to start. Through class discussions and group planning we adopt a language that best helps us discover a solution to a given problem.
The Task-based still focuses on the fact that the teacher is a facilitator but in this style the teacher takes a larger role in having to motivate the students and discussion since there is not a driving question to point at that refocuses the student’s attention.
Developing a Task
The following is an example of Task-based learning. The format for this task development is something that my district handed us to fill-out.
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In some ways Task-based Learning is among the easiest to do for teachers wanting to begin teaching in a more inquiry style of teaching. Before I continue rambling on, I would like you to watch the following video about how to change or create a problem found in a text book and make it a real life type of problem.
This is a small thing that we are asked to do. Take a problem from a book and give the problem to a student in a way that is engaging and enlightening all the while seemingly easy yet being difficult to solve. So Task-based learning is different from the other two methods mentioned in this wiki because it is a more a simple problem that can be addressed within one class session. The student of a lesser scale still goes through the planning process either by them or with a group but the task isn't a huge process with presentation elements involved although they could be.
The Task-based methods focus is on the application of a problem in the real world. The problems are not generally "ill-structured" like in Problem-based Learning and they do not have a defined "driving question" like that of Project-based Learning. The task is a problem that has been adapted to show a real-life scenario without giving the student and mathematical details to start. Through class discussions and group planning we adopt a language that best helps us discover a solution to a given problem.
The Task-based still focuses on the fact that the teacher is a facilitator but in this style the teacher takes a larger role in having to motivate the students and discussion since there is not a driving question to point at that refocuses the student’s attention.
Developing a Task
The following is an example of Task-based learning. The format for this task development is something that my district handed us to fill-out.
Here is an example of one that has been filled out.